Fragmented farm holdings mean individual ownership of machinery is unviable for small farmers. “Every year, nearly 4.5 lakh farm hands move out of rural areas (in Madhya Pradesh) in search of skilled or unskilled work. "Every year, nearly 4.5 lakh farm hands move out of rural areas (in Madhya Pradesh) in search of skilled or unskilled work. In comparison, Madhya Pradesh is promoting CHCs as a simple and transparent way of renting farm equipment. In January 2015, 38-year-old Gyan Singh Parmar from Sehore district saw an advertisement in the newspaper inviting applications for setting up farm equipment renting centres.

Source: Mint September 14, 2016 21:22 UTC